Niagara West (federal electoral district) explained

Niagara West (federal electoral district) should not be confused with Niagara West (provincial electoral district).

Province:Ontario
Fed-Status:active
Fed-District-Number:35068
Fed-Created:2013
Fed-Election-First:2015
Fed-Election-Last:2021
Fed-Rep:Dean Allison
Fed-Rep-Party:Conservative
Demo-Pop-Ref:[1]
Demo-Area-Ref:[2]
Demo-Census-Date:2011
Demo-Pop:86533
Demo-Electors:68333
Demo-Electors-Date:2015
Demo-Area:1057
Demo-Cd:Niagara
Demo-Csd:Grimsby, Lincoln, Pelham, St. Catharines, Wainfleet, West Lincoln

Niagara West (French: '''Niagara-Ouest''') is a federal electoral district in Ontario. It encompasses a portion of Ontario formerly included in the electoral districts of Niagara West—Glanbrook, Welland and St. Catharines. It is currently represented by Dean Allison.

Geography

It consists of the towns of Grimsby, Lincoln and Pelham, the Townships of West Lincoln and Wainfleet, and part of the City of St. Catharines lying westerly of a line described as follows: commencing at the intersection of the northerly limit of said city with the production of Courtleigh Road; thence southerly along said production, Courtleigh Road, and Third Street Louth to Queen Elizabeth Way; thence easterly along Queen Elizabeth Way to Highway No. 406; thence generally southerly along said highway to First Street Louth; thence southerly along said street to the southerly limit of said city.

History

Niagara West was created by the 2012 federal electoral boundaries redistribution and was legally defined in the 2013 representation order. It came into effect upon the call of the 42nd Canadian federal election, scheduled for 19 October 2015.[3]

Demographics

According to the 2021 Canadian census[4]

Ethnic groups: 90.4% White, 3.0% Indigenous, 1.9% South Asian, 1.3% Black

Languages: 86.3% English, 1.8% Dutch, 1.3% French, 1.2% Italian

Religions: 65.1% Christian (25.9% Catholic, 6.1% United Church, 5.8% Anglican, 4.6% Reformed, 2.0% Presbyterian, 1.4% Christian Orthodox, 1.3% Baptist, 1.1% Anabaptist, 1.0% Lutheran, 1.0% Pentecostal, 14.9% Other), 1.0% Muslim, 32.2% None

Median income: $46,000 (2020)

Average income: $59,250 (2020)

Members of Parliament

This riding has elected the following members of Parliament:

Election results

2021 federal election redistributed results[5]
PartyVote%
 27,497 44.03
 19,391 31.05
 8,724 13.97
 4,430 7.09
 1,749 2.80
 Others 657 1.05
2011 federal election redistributed results[6]
PartyVote%
 25,999 59.47
 8,401 19.22
 6,249 14.29
 1,972 4.51
 Others 1,100 2.52

References

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Notes and References

  1. [#2011fed|Statistics Canada]
  2. [#2011fed|Statistics Canada]
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  4. Web site: Government of Canada . Statistics Canada . 2022-02-09 . Profile table, Census Profile, 2021 Census of Population - Niagara West [Federal electoral district (2013 Representation Order)], Ontario ]. 2023-03-09 . www12.statcan.gc.ca.
  5. Web site: Transposition of Votes from the 44th General Election to the 2023 Representation Orders. 9 April 2024. Elections Canada.
  6. http://www.punditsguide.ca/riding.php?riding=2014 Pundits' Guide to Canadian Elections